{"id":22349,"date":"2026-09-10T06:13:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=22349"},"modified":"2026-09-10T06:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:13:24","slug":"get-off-our-roads-mr-singh-trump-administrations-self-deport-advertisement-sparks-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=22349","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Get off our roads Mr Singh&#8217;: Trump administration&#8217;s &#8216;self-deport&#8217; advertisement sparks row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133995683,imgsize-117413,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/ai-post.jpg\" alt=\"'Get off our roads Mr Singh': Trump administration's 'self-deport' advertisement sparks row\" title=\"The AI-generated post was shared by the official DHS account on X.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The AI-generated post was shared by the official DHS account on X.\">The AI-generated post was shared by the official DHS account on X.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A US department of homeland security (DHS) social media post targeting Indian-American truck driver identified as \u201cSingh\u201d has sparked controversy, with critics accusing the agency of racist and discriminatory profiling.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The AI-generated post, shared by the official DHS account on X on Wednesday, was styled as a movie poster titled \u201cTransformers: Age of Deportations\u201d. The campaign is part of the Trump administration\u2019s crackdown on illegal immigration and immigrant truck drivers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Another DHS graphic featured Optimus Prime, the protagonist of the Transformers franchise, confronting a brown-bearded man with the message: \u201cSelf-deport or find out\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The post targeting \u201cMr Singh\u201d carried the message: \u201cGet off our roads, you don\u2019t know how to drive Mr Singh\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>A related video features Megatron, the franchise\u2019s antagonist, seeking the release of truck drivers Harjinder Singh, Rajinder Kumar, Bekzhan Beishekeev, Akhror Bozorov and Jasveer Singh, who were involved in road accidents and other crimes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>\u201cIf you approach this nation with hostile intent, know this. We will defend ourselves. We will defend Americanism. We will defend our home,\u201d the DHS said in an X post.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The use of \u201cMr Singh\u201d in the campaign drew sharp criticism from advocacy groups, including the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) and Sikh Coalition.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>\u201c\u2018Singhs\u2019 are Hindu, they are Sikhs, they are American and they drive. Racist, un-American, anti-Indian profiling\/trolling by @DHSgov should shock our nation\u2019s collective conscience,\u201d HAF said in a post on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>\u201cThis is a discriminatory post by a federal agency that is far beyond political messaging, and we welcome an investigation,\u201d the foundation said, tagging Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K Dhillon and FBI Director Kash Patel.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The Sikh Coalition also criticised the campaign, saying Sikhs continue to face profiling based on their appearance.\u201cTwenty-five years after 9\/11, Sikhs are still being targeted and profiled for how we look,\u201d the organisation said, news agency PTI reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>\u201cMillions of Sikhs in the United States have the last name Singh, which means lion. We remain fearless in identifying as Sikhs \u2013 even when our government portrays us as enemies,\u201d it added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>The controversy comes as the DHS promotes its CBP Home programme, which allows eligible undocumented migrants to register their intention to voluntarily leave the United States.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Migrants who register for self-deportation can receive travel assistance and an exit bonus of $2,600, according to the DHS.The campaign&#8217;s focus on commercial drivers comes amid a broader US crackdown on undocumented migrants working in the trucking industry.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/get-off-our-roads-mr-singh-trump-administrations-self-deport-advertisement-sparks-row\/articleshow\/133995271.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AI-generated post was shared by the official DHS account on X. 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